Wexford County News

While snow and unseasonably cold weather has been with us much of this week, another concern is developing as ice jams are possible on area rivers and streams heading into the weekend due to the cold.

The Cadillac Elks are again seeking young people from 8 to 13 years of age to compete in an annual competition that spotlights their basketball shooting prowess.

Depending on the county, between 8 and 11 percent of residents in the area are lacking basic reading and writing skills.

I've watched the antics of the Wexford County Board of Commissioners for a decade now and have seen the many different solutions they tried to help the Wex, none of which were successful.

A Wexford County man has been arrested on child pornography charges following an investigation by the Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, working in conjunction with the Michigan Attorney General's office.

Alexander Dominique Marshall, 17, has been charged with three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, aerosol mace, tied to an incident on Nov. 21. Marshall also was charged with assault and battery.

Junior Ace Porter, 40, was sentenced in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County to five to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine.

Through the efforts of one local 16-year-old high school junior, hundreds of children in need will not go without a blanket this holiday season.

Two individuals involved in a safebreaking case resulting from a June 30 home invasion have been sentenced in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County.

The Haring Township Board of Trustees approved an ordinance Monday that advances its plans for a waste water treatment plant.

A Fife Lake man has been charged with felony drunken driving following an arrest Dec. 4 in Cedar Creek Township, according to court records.

With the future of the Wexford County Civic Center in question, a look back at the history of the facility reveals the ice arena was once seen as a generator of revenue for the complex.

A dozen police canine teams graduated from the Michigan State Police 2013 Basic Canine School this December, including one replacement team that will make its home in Wexford County.

Rains may have cleared the roads and lawns of snow, but the brief warm-up will be short-lived as the lost precipitation should be replaced this weekend.

Seeing both the forest and the trees, and helping property owners manage them, is the job of Max Yancho, 23, the Wexford Conservation District's new district forester for Wexford and Missaukee counties.

As the current owner of Chico's Taco House in Cherry Grove Township, Dewey said generosity was something his father-in-law, Chico, believed in, and something he felt needed to continue under his ownership.

There's still action on the ice of the Wexford County Civic Center, but if the action is to continue, a non-profit group may have to step up to keep the doors open.

Harold James Bates, 37, has pleaded guilty in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County, according to court records, to attempted larceny.

Oddly, that is the number of counties he covers in his senate district, not that he has hit one deer in each of the counties he represents.

Local mixed martial artists will match up inside a steel cage at The Wexford County Civic Center to help families in need.